The city s elected prosecutor was not in contempt of court as a result of her office s failure to have a prosecutor present when a murder trial was due to begin, a St. Louis judge ruled Monday.
ST. LOUIS (AP) The city's elected prosecutor was not in contempt of court as a result of her office's failure to have a prosecutor present when a murder trial was due to begin, a St. Louis judge ruled Monday. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's office let "fall through the cracks" the fact that the prosecutor
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Judge Scott Millikan of the 22nd Circuit said the hearing was an attempt to bring order to the circuit. The prosecutor’s office has been plagued by recent staff turnover, with reports saying there are fewer than five attorneys handling serious felony cases.